An anthology of humorous horror stories. I thought the first collection (titled, unsurprisingly, Blood Lite) was kind of a mixed bag. This one is, too, although overall perhaps a slightly less interesting one. There are a few delightful stories -- Lucien Soulban's "Good Breeding," about Lovecraftian horrors trying to figure out what to do with themselves after bringing about the apocalypse, is a hilariously entertaining standout -- but far too many are more gimmick than story, or are playing with tired Halloweeny tropes in not terribly interesting ways. ( )